Issued by: Condor Cape Town


The panel of expert jurors, selected in collaboration with The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, included South African representatives from the subscription television industry, the free-to-air networks, the production community and the media. The panel determined programs that will advance to the Final Round of Judging in September.

As a regional host, Penguin Films, the Cape Film Commission and Waterfront Studios joined the prestigious line-up of leading international entertainment companies and organisations who have associated with the International Academy to recognise excellence in television produced outside of the United States.

Hosts are members of The International Academy. All judging events are held in compliance with the International Emmy Awards' strict judging procedures. A complete list of the 2008 hosts is available at www.iemmys.tv.

The 2008 International Emmy Awards final nominations will be announced in October at the MIPCOM conference in Cannes, France.

The winners will be presented with their Emmys at the 36th International Emmy Awards Gala in New York City.

Penguin Films, the Cape Film Commission and Waterfront Studios hosted the semi-final round of judging at Waterfront Studios in Port Road, V&A Waterfront. Last year's semi-final round was hosted by the SABC in Johannesburg. It is therefore an honour for Cape Town to be recognised as having the talent and resources to host such an event.

Penguin's Roberta Durrant, this year's Ambassador for The International Academy in South Africa, said: “We're proud to be able to facilitate the Semi-Final Round of Judging in the categories of Arts Programming and Telenovela for the geographical regions of Asia/Africa/Middle East in Cape Town, South Africa. This has become possible through the partnership with the Cape Film Commission and Waterfront Studios.”

The Cape Film Commission's Laurence Mitchell said, “Cape Town has always positioned itself as an international player in the global film industry. Having the opportunity to host this international event in partnership with Penguin Films and Waterfront Studios once again reinforces our belief that everything is possible and that in Cape Town you can.”

Waterfront Studios' Mike Smit added, “Our participation in co-hosting this event is a result of Waterfront Studios's and the Western Cape becoming recognised as an international player servicing film and television productions from around the world.”


About Penguin Films
Penguin Films is one of the premiere television production companies in South Africa with numerous local and international award winning programmes to its credit. In 2004, Stokvel was the runner-up in New York in the International Emmy Awards in the sitcom category, the first time in the history of South African television that a local programme has made the finals at the International Emmys. Home Affairs was a semi-finalist in the drama category at the 2006 International Emmy Awards. In 2007 Home Affairs was a finalist at Banff (Canada), Rose d'Or (Switzerland) and nominated for an International Emmy Awards (New York). Brenda Ngxoli, who plays Vuyo in Home Affairs, was a nominee at the 2007 International Emmy Awards in the Best Actress category.


About the Cape Film Commission
The Cape Film Commission (CFC) is the Official Representative of the City of Cape Town and the Province of the Western Cape, for the Economic Development, Marketing and Promotion of the Film Industry, through Growth, Integration and Transformation. It is the CFC's vision to position the Western Cape and Cape Town as a globally competitive film destination, thereby creating sustainable jobs and business opportunities, boosting tourism, and developing core skills for the region and South Africa in general.

Furthermore it is our mission to develop, promote and coordinate various activities that would attract local and international investments in the film and television industry that would benefit our people and contribute to socio-economic growth in the Western Cape. It is on this premise that as the film commission of the Western Cape and Cape Town we are partnering with Penguin Films and Waterfront Studios in hosting this prestigious event in August.


About Waterfront Studios
Waterfront Studios is the leading post production group in South Africa, servicing the film, television, advertising and multimedia local and international markets. The individual brands in the group serve clients across the low-end mass markets to high-end niche markets.

The Waterfront Studios family includes SoHo Images (Film Lab), Waterfront Post (Datalab, Telecine, Editing, Sound and Audio), Condor Cape (VFX and Animation), N-Gage (incubator for emerging talent), Tabletop Studio (Specialist Studio) and the three largest sound stages in Africa.

Waterfront Studios has pioneered remote approvals and collaborative workflows with our in-house line producers.


About the International Academy
Founded in 1969, the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is the largest organization of global broadcasters, with over 550 members from nearly 70 countries and over 400 companies. The Academy was chartered with a mission to recognize excellence in television programming produced outside of the United States, and it presents the International Emmy Award to programs in fifteen categories: Arts Programming; Best Performance by an Actress; Best Performance by an Actor; Children & Young People; Comedy; Current Affairs; Documentary; Drama Series; Interactive Channel; Interactive Program; Interactive TV Service; News; Non-Scripted Entertainment; Telenovela; TV Movie/Mini-Series.

The Academy is a unique, independent organization including the world's top television and media leaders who come together to exchange ideas, discuss common issues and promote new strategies for the future development of quality global television programming. Each year, the Academy produces the International Emmy World Television Festival and the International Emmy Awards Gala in New York City. The Festival screens programming from around the world, featuring leading producers and directors who speak about their work. The International Emmy Awards Gala attracts over 1,100 international figures in broadcast, entertainment and media. More information can be found online at www.iemmys.tv.

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